and delivery of a desired outcome for a specific Working Group. 4. Background Social Value is an internationally recognised definition/quantification of value based on the perspective of what is ‘good’ from the people experiencing it. As a consequence, whilst the range of social value identified is as broad as the span of society, it holds true that many common themes emerge. For although every person is made up from a unique combination of knowledge, experience and outlook, as different as we all are, in many aspects, our common ‘code’ of what is of value is the same. Examples of these common value themes include, good health and wellbeing, the lessening of poverty and improvement of economic prospects and living conditions; the treatment of others with dignity, equality and respect; the creation of community cohesion and environmental protection and improvements. These broader definitions of what we collectively find ‘valuable’ should sit alongside traditional, financial outcome measures when decision making. Embracing a broader definition of value has enormous potential to change how we understand the world around us, and the decisions we take on where to invest our valuable resources. The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 creates an obligation for all public bodies to consider through the commissioning or procurement cycles how the social, economic and environment impact could be improved. This legislative requirement (alongside public bodies own social value policies and initiatives), have led to a significant increase in awareness and impact. However, the approach to implementing social value has been relatively piecemeal, with limited structure. Specifically, in respect of the sharing of best practices and case studies, and the creation of an evidence base to inform commissioning and procurement practice, not least in terms of strategy development, service design and contract management. The Institute for Government, Government procurement - The scale and nature of contracting in the UK report highlighted the extent of spending and contracting within the public sector. A third of total public sector expenditure is spent on the acquisition of goods, services and works, in excess of £280B. This spend is approximately 13.7% of Gross Domestic Products, across 100,000’s of third parties and accounts for 47% of total spend on average across Local Authorities. The Institute for Government found the spend to be broken down between Works, Facilities and Management Services, Education, Passenger Transport and Social Community Cate Suppliers and Services.